The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has now formally filed a petition seeking Supreme Court review of In re Tam, 117 USPQ2d 1001 (Fed. Cir. 2016). The subject of the appeal is a decision which found Section 2(a) of the Lanham Act to be unconstitutional as a violation of free speech.

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has now formally filed a petition seeking Supreme Court review of In re Tam, 117 USPQ2d 1001 (Fed. Cir. 2016). The subject of the appeal is a decision which found Section 2(a) of the Lanham Act to be unconstitutional as a violation of free speech.

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